Jaipur Chai

Ohhhh this is a nice one! I thought I was done with full bottles but I think I need one of this. Upon first spray I get an almost aggressive cardamom for a second, but as it settles on my skin something incredible happens. It turns into the most comforting spicy scent, absolutely perfect for sipping my coffee (with cardamom!) in the morning. Scents tend to turn sweet on me and this is no exception, after five minutes the initial blast of pure cardamom (I'm talking opening the lid of the spice grinder immediately after grinding fresh pods strong!) it becomes a creamy, sweet, slightly soapy scent. To me it smells EXACTLY like I just got out of the shower where I used a dove classic lotion bar and am sitting down to a hot mug of steamed milk topped with whipped cream and a pinch of cardamom, it's beautiful. About one hour in MAGIC happens. One of my all time favorite summer scents is Hamaca edp but it is so weak and subtle I crave more. This becomes, at least on my skin, a stronger version of this. Beautiful creamy coconut, a tiny bit of cardamom and something tropical, maybe even some honey. This is an absolutely beautiful scent and it seems to work very different on people's skin so definitely give it a go because if it works for you it will be wonderful!

Trying this out for the first time today. I have trouble smelling black tea in so many tea perfumes, but this is bold, almost astringent, photorealistic black tea. Exactly what I’ve been searching for. I also vividly smell the cardamom & cloves. If I attune my nose, I can truly pick up each individual top note and middle note separately and then mix them together again as the perfect blend. Such a lovely smelling experience— to be able to do that and succeed. As the first hour has passed, I can faintly detect the mild, fresh rose petal note, not overpowering at all and balancing the heavy spiciness of the chai in a genius way. The wood notes root this gourmand somewhere solid and lasting without really smelling like wood. I don’t get the vanilla or milk on my skin yet, but we’ll see how this develops. I’m about 1.5 hours in. I’m not a lover of sweet fragrances and my skin unfortunately tends to make everything lean sweet. This is not too sweet on me whatsoever. That astringency in the black tea note is really so realistic and cool. 10/10 so far! Would love to compare this to Bombay Perfumery Chai Musk.

Wow, another unique one from Ineke. I do get the other chai spices in this, but the cardamom is particularly convincing- the smell of freshly opened cardomom pods, with special weight given to the hatchet sharp, almost peppery top edge of its scent. Given a few minutes and a pulse point application(no heat and it seems to stay sharp and astringent on me) it tames a little in time, allowing milk and some woods to come through. Once they do they really make camp and it's the Milk Man camp. You know, like koolaid man, busts through the wall, all that. Great sillage middle to end and impressive longevity- by the next day it was a skin scent, but very much still there. I don't ever get a whole lot of sweetness from it, which is great. For a gourmand, I feel like its relatively dry and sharp nature is challenging, but ultimately gives it a sense of sophistication often lacking in this group. Not my favorite of the line, but awfully good nonetheless. I'm so glad I got the sampler - I never would have sought this out otherwise.

Cloves are king here. Also cardamom. Happily for me I don't detect any rose but I do feel a lovely bed of white woods. The suede is totally missing which I don't care for as I wanted a chai scent and this is the best I have found within this genre after a lot of research and trying. The opening carries a minty sensation that other people notice too, maybe due to the cardamom or tea note? Anyways, it is sweet and spicy and I truly love it. I received my bottle 2 years ago so maybe the new batches are different? I don't know but leather and milk are nowhere to be found by me. PS: the owner of this brand has done nothing but great things in my experience. I ordered a sample kit a long time ago and customs charged me a lot as I live outside of EEUU, I contacted him because I wanted to purchase a FB and he told me that during his trip to France he could send one (as at the time places where Ineke was distributed were limited), he was absolutely helpful and kind.

When I first got a sample for this fragrance, all I smelled was leather. It took me by surprise, but I found it to be an addicting scent. Unfortunately, I dropped that sample on the ground five minutes later. I, of course, ordered a new sample and as my nose developed now the first smell I get is intense cardamom and black tea rather than leather. There is no other perfume I've tried that encapsulates the feeling and the smell of a home brewed cup of chai as much as this one. It is complex and spicy and my biggest regret will always be never getting a full bottle of this. If anybody is selling in the US please consider me <3

Got a sample from Olfactif, sprayed it on me 5 times (I'm normally a 1-2 spray tops type of person) and wore it for the day. I actually love the way this smells even though I usually hate gourmands. Only thing is that despite the heavy application, I barely smelled it on myself and it was gone in about an hour. Not worth a FB for that reason, bummer. Edit: I've worn this a couple more times and the longevity is actually pretty good, not sure what happened the first time around. I caved and got a bottle, it's just too yummy to pass up.

This opens up with cinnamon, spice and tea for me. It’s heavy on the cinnamon but not to much, almost tho. If you don’t like how cinnamon smells the opening may be a bit much. As the mid rolls around I get the woods starting to peek thru and just a touch of rose. The dry down brings the vanilla and musk. It’s a very pleasant scent and as always with Ineke it’s well rounded and smells very nice. If you like the notes then you will like it, I believe. It’s bottle worthy for me. A nice cold winter day with this on would be a good day.

Wow! Jaipur Chai. What a fitting name. This truly smells like a freshly made cup of hot chai tea. It's beautiful. It's cozy. It's warm and spicy. When I first sprayed this fragrance, I was immediately struck by the cardamom and clove. As it dries down you get the black, cedarwood and eventually vanilla. It just becomes creamier and creamier as it dries until you are eventually left with that cup of chai on a brisk winter day. Simply beautiful.

Oh Jaipur Chai they could never make me hate you it is perfect to me -If you don't like **rich**, OILY, spiced chai then.. pls save this one for me -Even the milk note and rose and leather are oily and real...I want to smell like this every day -I have upgraded from the sample to a decant and I'm foaming at the mouth trying to find a cheaper, half used bottle secondhand. HELP!!!!!!!!!

Very, very good. An underrated chai fragrance, in my opinion! Really smells like all of the spices in the tea – cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. It's creamy but not milky – it's more of a woody chai tea than a chai latte, with the creaminess coming from the combination of vanilla and woods. It's a very elegant scent, and could be worn by any gender.

Was a little hesitant about this, but I’m pleasantly surprised! This is the true smell of a chai latte, one of my favorite drinks. Not a beast mode projector, but I consider that as a good thing. If this was any stronger, it’d probably be cloying. A true gem!

Smells like authentic chai tea on Indian streets. Hot, bitter black tea, lots of cardamom and fresh creamy cows milk(if you're lucky) and everything is poured from cup to cup few times to create foam. Very comforting, makes me nostalgic <3

I actually joined to review this scent. It's amazing- exactly what I was looking for. It definetly needs a bit to open on the skin, but once it does and the spices mellow with a creamy note, it's amazing. Unique but not too out there.

Like a simmering pot of homemade chai, spicy with a bitter tea streak. Rose notes come out slowly and develop into a more feminine sexy scent

I’d love a backup of this, if anyone in CONUS is letting their bottle go.

Love this! Spicy milky tea. So cozy!

With a name like chai, you would expect it would have the robust texture of a warm and fatty beverage, but what I get instead is a thin and piercing veil of cinnamon, clove and cardamom enveloped by a dusty rose and woods, with a DASH of vanilla in the drydown. But be warned - the ingredients are of a far superior quality to the ones used in designer fragrances, so don't be expecting a mass appealing gourmand. There's also a prominent transition from the top to the base, with the sweetness going from non-existent to quite obvious at the 2 hour mark. But what initially begins as a handful of cinnamon and cloves on a dry rose, quickly moves into a heavy rose, cardamom and dry woods, and then into a sweet and creamy rose powder and spice. Unfortunately, everything remains rather thin and there's no real depth or warmth like you might expect from the steam coming off of a fresh cup of chai tea. It's an interesting development though, that reminds me less of a drink and more of a box of glittery Christmas decorations. Jaipur Rose may have been a better title, but as far as spicy scents go, it's still a winner that even leans a bit fem if I'm honest. Just don't go drinking the stuff. Instead, layer it with something that resembles a warm dessert and enjoy. Scent - 7.5/10 Longevity - 8/10 Projection - 7/10 Overall - 7.5/10 PS - The sillage reigns with this one.

drinking chai in a leather jacket right after it rains this is truly a beautiful, complex scent warm and woodsy without being overtly masculine as someone who doesn't typically enjoy unisex scents, i actually really enjoy this one sidenote: the reviewer below actually inspired me to order some samples from ineke and they were affordable and beautifully packaged, came super fast! if anyone wants to test ineke's fragrances, definitely check out their site!

A drier take on a chai that maintains a sweetness and airiness to it. It is missing a lactonic factor to it that is described on their website as a steamed milk but I get none of that here. Nonetheless it’s a lovely simplistic composition of warm spices leading way to woody black tea and hints of soft sweetness and musks. It’s chai done very tamely but in a way I think it works for what it is. Really really enjoyable

A very cool Chai. Like an iced chai bordering on Havdalah spices (probably because of all the clove). I don't think it's for me, even though it's very photorealistic. All the ratings are skewing towards it being a fall scent, but I think this could work even in warmer months because it's so cool smelling. If you liked iced chai lattes this is probably IT for you.